16 bit Assembly

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DIV   - Divide Instruction

The DIV instruction is used to divide AX by the second operand.
If the operand is 16 bit then the result is in DX:AX. If the operand if 8 bit the the result is in AH:AL.

This command has 2 parts, Instruction, then either a Register or a memory address for the operands.

Assembly Sample	Description	16 bit Machine Code
DIV BL	;  Divides AL by an 8 bit Register	F6 F3
DIV BX	;  Divides AX by a 16 bit Register	F7 F3
DIV [BX]	;  Divides AX by a memory address	F7 37
DIV [BX+2]	;  Divides AX by a memory address	F7 37 02

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Last Update 06/02/2023